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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump fears emergency declaration would contradict coronavirus message — President Donald Trump is reluctant to declare an expansive emergency to combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak, fearful of stoking panic with such a dramatic step, according to three people familiar with the situation.
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Facing virus outbreak, Trump's tactics fall short
Analysis: Facing virus outbreak, Trump's tactics fall short
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Washington Post, Politico, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
CBS News:
President Trump announces landmark restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus — President Trump, in an address to the nation Wednesday night promised to deliver the “most aggressive and comprehensive effort to combat a virus” in modern history. He announced aggressive measures including …
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CBS San Francisco
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus
Trump's Speech Shows He Has No Idea What to Do About the Coronavirus
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump will address the nation tonight and FINALLY promises 'to use …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Trump announces all travel from Europe to be restricted amid coronavirus threat
Trump announces all travel from Europe to be restricted amid coronavirus threat
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One America News Network
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Test Positive With Coronavirus As Outbreak Hits ‘Elvis Presley’ Film — EXCLUSIVE: We have just received word that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were tested positive for the Coronavirus. Both were down in Australia for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann's untitled Elvis Presley film …
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Townhall, The Daily Caller, Florida Politics, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, VICE, Slate and CBS Los Angeles
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
The Week Bernie Sanders Realized He Was Losing — BURLINGTON, Vermont — The hard reality of Tuesday night wasn't losing. — And he did lose. He lost Idaho. He lost Missouri. He lost Mississippi so badly that it appears he will barely pick up delegates.
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Is Unlikely to Endorse Bernie Sanders. Here's Why.
Elizabeth Warren Is Unlikely to Endorse Bernie Sanders. Here's Why.
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The Hill and Mother Jones
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
No surprise: Bernie Sanders is still all about himself, never the party
No surprise: Bernie Sanders is still all about himself, never the party
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IJR, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Tangle and Common Dreams
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election
Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election
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Associated Press, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly, Progress Pond, New York Times and Fox News
Tomas Pueyo:
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now — Politicians, Community Leaders and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When? — With everything that's happening about the Coronavirus, it might be very hard to make a decision of what to do today. Should you wait for more information? Do something today?
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus forecasts are grim: 'It's going to get worse' — A rash of alarming forecasts about the coronavirus pandemic emerged Wednesday. The viral outbreak officially became a pandemic in the eyes of the World Health Organization, which cited the alarming spread of the disease called covid-19 …
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Mother Jones, CNN and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered …
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Defense One, Reason, The Week, Law & Crime, Gizmodo, Digby's Hullabaloo, GovExec.com, Raw Story, New York Post, CNBC, Balloon Juice, The Independent, Daily Kos and Mother Jones
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Senate GOP Blocks Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill From Moving Forward — The legislation put forth by Democrats would guarantee 14 days of paid leave for workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. — Democrats hoping to pass an emergency paid sick leave bill to deal with the fallout …
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Common Dreams, Eater, Political Flare, Daily Kos and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Seething Over Having to Work With Pelosi on a Coronavirus Response — Among other things, the president fears that the House Speaker would use a private meeting to try and embarrass him. — All of official Washington has come to an agreement that swift, bold action is needed …
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Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, Balloon Juice, The Mahablog and Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch could save lives by forcing Fox News to tell the truth about coronavirus — right now — The insidious feedback loop between President Trump and Fox News is no secret. — When Trump says “jump,” the network leaps into action. And what the president hears on Fox often dictates …
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The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Trump's Dangerously Effective Coronavirus Propaganda
Trump's Dangerously Effective Coronavirus Propaganda
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CNN, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, Gothamist and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Trump urged Mnuchin to pressure Fed's Powell on economic stimulus in explosive tirade about coronavirus — President Trump, in an explosive tirade Monday, urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to encourage Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell to do more to stimulate the economy …
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Vanity Fair
Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf's Statement on Presidential Proclamation To Protect the Homeland from Travel-Related Coronavirus Spread — (WASHINGTON) Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals …
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Reason, Defense One, Raw Story, The Week, VICE, View from the Wing and The Daily Beast
CNBC:
Dow futures plunge almost 1,000 points as Trump speech disappoints investors — Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday night after an address from President Donald Trump failed to quell concerns over the possible economic slowdown from the coronavirus.
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POLITICUSUSA
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Wall Street Journal:
Stocks Approach Bear Market As Dow Falls More Than 5%
Stocks Approach Bear Market As Dow Falls More Than 5%
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The Week and POLITICUSUSA
Jonathan Garber / Fox Business:
Dow closes in bear market amid volatile session
The Daily Beast:
Chelsea Manning Recovering After Trying to Take Her Own Life in Jail, Lawyers Say — ‘UNWAVERING’ — Chelsea Manning tried to take her life on March 11, her legal team told The Daily Beast. “She was taken to a hospital and is currently recovering,” said the statement from her legal team, which is helmed by Moira Meltzer-Cohen.
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Politico and Associated Press
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail, Is Recovering, Lawyers Say
Chelsea Manning Attempted Suicide in Jail, Is Recovering, Lawyers Say
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Law & Crime
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Republican tries to get doctor to downplay coronavirus threat — and it backfires spectacularly — One Republican lawmaker's attempt to downplay the threat posed by coronavirus blew up in his face on Thursday when a top government expert on infectious diseases told him that the threat is very real.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dr. Fauci Schools Hannity on Dangers of Coronavirus
Dr. Fauci Schools Hannity on Dangers of Coronavirus
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Vanity Fair, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Hill and Contemptor
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Anthony Fauci undercuts Trump on the flu and other coronavirus assertions
Anthony Fauci undercuts Trump on the flu and other coronavirus assertions
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Florida Politics and Vanity Fair
Mara Gay / New York Times:
My People Have Been Through Worse Than a Twitter Mob — When you're a black woman in America with a public voice, a trivial math error can lead to a deluge of hate. — Mara Gay is a member of the editorial board. — Late Thursday night, I appeared on TV. On Friday morning, I woke up to a text message from a friend.
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STUMP, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Twitchy
Marilynn Marchione / Associated Press:
Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days — An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a food store in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild …
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The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here — Job losses have begun in ports, bakeries and travel agencies. Economists worry more layoffs are coming as businesses see plummeting sales. — Hundreds of Americans lost jobs this week as the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll …
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Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP chairman cancels Hunter Biden-related subpoena vote — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) cancelled a vote scheduled for Wednesday afternoon on a subpoena stemming from his months-long probe into Hunter Biden and Burisma Holdings.
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Politico, Breitbart, National Review and Fox News
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ProPublica:
Trump's Company Paid Bribes to Reduce Property Taxes, Assessors Say — Stay up to date with email updates about WNYC and ProPublica's investigations into the president's business practices. — The Trump Organization paid bribes, through middlemen, to New York City tax assessors to lower …
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Raw Story, Daily Kos and Law & Crime
1100 Pennsylvania:
Trump, Pence posed with Brazilian official now suspected of having coronavirus — Report: Bolsonaro's press secretary, who was at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, now has coronavirus-like symptoms — This weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence posed for a photo …
Washington Post:
Citing caution on coronavirus, Trump cancels trip to influential Jewish coalition event in Las Vegas — President Trump has canceled a three-day trip to Nevada and Colorado, including a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, due to “an abundane of caution” over the coronavirus outbreak …
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FOX5 Las Vegas
Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity: It “may be true” that the “deep state” is using coronavirus to manipulate markets, suppress dissent and push mandated medicines — As an MIT PhD in Biological Engineering who studies & does research nearly every day on the Immune System, the #coronavirus fear mongering …
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Contemptor, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Daily Beast
The Economist:
Graphic detail — POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP has penetrated nearly every facet of American life. Today it influences not only Americans' decisions at the ballot box, but also their views on race, immigration, the environment and helping the poor. Even scientific beliefs now fall along partisan lines.
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Washington Post
Billy Corriher / The Supreme Courts:
Georgia governor cancels high court election, plans to fill the seat himself — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), who was accused of winning office through voter suppression, is now facing similar accusations for canceling a state supreme court election that was scheduled for May 19.
Just Security:
Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy — The heart of the case involving President Donald J. Trump and Ukraine was the claim that the president pressured a U.S. ally, weakening the security of that country, to extract a personal benefit for himself.